Power Pros 2016 News Post

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01:27 PM - September 26, 2015 by Steve_OS

Baseball fans, don't be sour. Look above, and feel the power! It's a new day on PlayStation 4, yes it is! For the first time in the platform's short history, Konami is bringing one of their two Nippon Professional Baseball games to PS4. Power Pros 2016 is targeting a Spring 2016 release in Japan on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, and that's all we really know about the game right now, based on an official press release that contains one teaser screenshot.

A new version of Pro Yakyuu Spirits is also being made for iOS and Android, and that product is far enough along in development that Konami has posted a pretty detailed trailer to their Japanese YouTube channel:

Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace should be available on phones and tablets sometime in 2015, according to the above video. Konami's also uploaded lots of in-game screenshots and a few paragraphs describing Ace's game modes on its Japanese webpage.

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Member Comments

# 401 Pourvision21 @ 10/24/16 05:52 AM

I have all of the games Konami made except for 2015. I have all the games installed to the hard drive and I find some let you start with enough VP to have all of the stadiums and unis unlocked from the start. Is this true of 2015?

# 402 strawberryshortcake @ 10/24/16 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by areobee401


	Copy of Powerful Pro 2016 came Friday evening. Still learning what is what but can navigate the settings menu and exhibition mode with ease now. Two things: 1. PS4 analog sticks stink when hitting. Nothing that will ruin the experience, really, just less than ideal. 2. Is there a detailed guide to editing roster names?

That's pretty much my one concern with the game, especially if I also use the same controller to play NBA2k basketball. NBA2k aggravates the left analog stick. The sensitivity becomes pretty insane. The on screen cursor just twitches like crazy if I use the same NBA2k controller.

I now have a completely separate controller devoted specifically to Jikkyou.

# 403 topotamolderps @ 10/25/16 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Spirits Translation


	Here's Muka's official translation: "The pitch speed guage shows you what the CPU batter is expecting (as represented by red bars.) The more to the left the gauge is, the slower the pitch he is expecting. The more to the right, the faster. The blue circle represents the speed of your selected pitch, so basically you want to keep this away from large, bright red bars when possible. This can be turned off in settings." With that said he also remarked how it's sort of a gimmicky thing for beginners. As long as you are mixing up pitches you shouldn't need to use it. I noticed it's more forgiving on fastballs probably because most pitchers throw it around 65% of the time. In other words if you throw too many breaking pitches in a row & the CPU is now expecting it then you might have a problem. You can get away with stringing together some fastballs. I tried to replicate this with no luck so am not sure what's going on. Once you make changes in "Arrange' and save it then it should automatically load. You can switch to default rosters by clicking the RB button in the exhibition 'Team Select' screen. Perhaps you are enabling this? Other than that, in 'Utility' the save button is also the load button so you might try loading to see what happens.

Thanks! I turned off the bars anyways, I was pitching worse when paying attention to it so I just pitch by feel now. Also no pitching point, strike zone, or any indicators, it's amazing playing this way.

About the lineup issue still no clue about what's up with it. I saw that R1 function you mentioned , but I don't use it. I just tried another exhibition game, 1st game it loaded up my custom lineup, I go back to the main menu , select another match and now it loads the default one. Did it again and it keeps loading the default one every time. My game is possessed. It doesn't really matter anymore since I'm playing pennant only.

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Originally Posted by areobee401


	1. PS4 analog sticks stink when hitting. Nothing that will ruin the experience, really, just less than ideal.

Yeah , just tried a ds4 on ps3 for PYS and insta-noticed that the DS3 is WAY more precise on smaller movements. I got a ps3 a week ago after owning a ps4 since launch day and I'm really impressed by everything on the DS3 besides its terrible triggers

I was hoping it was only a matter of the game being developed with the ds3 in mind. But if you say it's still bad on the ps4 game then it's probably a controller's problem

# 404 areobee401 @ 10/28/16 12:12 PM

Can someone please explain how to edit player names?

I want to edit names to English before beginning a Pennant Mode. Can't seem to figure it out.

# 405 jyoung @ 10/28/16 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by areobee401


	Can someone please explain how to edit player names? I want to edit names to English before beginning a Pennant Mode. Can't seem to figure it out.

It's pretty straightforward you just go into the arrange mode from the main menu, click the team that you want to edit, go to the screen that has the big collection of all their player names and then change each name one at a time:

https://s21.postimg.org/99tbj0ds7/chng.png

# 406 areobee401 @ 10/28/16 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	It's pretty straightforward you just go into the arrange mode from the main menu, click the team that you want to edit, go to the screen that has the big collection of all their player names and then change each name one at a time: https://s21.postimg.org/99tbj0ds7/chng.png

Thanks, man.

Going to be a lot of work editing every name but I plan on Powerful Pro to be my lone sports title this winter. Should be worth it

# 407 Spirits Translation @ 10/29/16 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by areobee401


	Can someone please explain how to edit player names? I want to edit names to English before beginning a Pennant Mode. Can't seem to figure it out.

In the main menu "Arrange" you are taking an existing team & saving as a custom team (you have I think 55 slots to do so.) You can then pick which custom teams to use in Pennant.

In Pennant you can also edit teams & names.

Just thought I'd mention this because you can go into "Live" and DL user created teams. If you don't think you're going to use that function then you're best off editing in Arrange.

# 408 areobee401 @ 10/30/16 07:20 PM

Thanks for the responses, fellas. What I decided to do was edit in arrange mode. Was able to compete 4 & 1/2 teams so far. Once finished I willl transfer all edited teams into pennant mode.

# 409 Will I Am @ 10/31/16 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by areobee401


	Thanks for the responses, fellas. What I decided to do was edit in arrange mode. Was able to compete 4 & 1/2 teams so far. Once finished I willl transfer all edited teams into pennant mode.

If I'm not mistaken, maybe "spirits translation" can add to this, you can only transfer 4 teams into pennant mode. Better to change names while in pennant mode.

# 410 Spirits Translation @ 10/31/16 06:38 PM

I think that was an older version limitation. You can now take up to 16 custom teams into pennant.

# 411 jyoung @ 10/31/16 07:49 PM

You can only add 4 new teams to pennant mode.

But you can also replace all 12 existing teams with any custom team that you have made.

So in total, you can take 16 custom teams into pennant mode.

# 412 areobee401 @ 11/01/16 08:24 PM

Time for me to switch Pitch Preview Cursor off. Absolutely murdering fastballs now that I am comfortable with the game. 15 hits a game is no fun.

# 413 topotamolderps @ 11/02/16 06:33 PM

Just noticed one thing on PYS. When touching the rosin bag your pitcher actually throws faster than when throwing regular pitches.

My pitcher fast ball is about 142 km/h , but when I touch the rosin bag he throws at 147 km/h.

I'm doing it before every pitch as it doesn't seem to be any downsides about doing it, and now the cpu is averaging like 2-3 hits a game against me (I usually give up between 7 and 10 hits). I need to raise up the difficulty since I discovered it

This is on PYS 2011, don't know if it's the same on the other PYS/Power pro games

Edit: I think it was a fluke, it's probably that my timing gets better and I get better realeases

# 414 strawberryshortcake @ 11/03/16 05:57 PM

Didn't know there was a version 2 Dualshock4? Anyone using it to play Jikkyou Power Pro 2016 and what is your impressions with the left stick sensitivity.

https://www.amazon.com/DualShock-Wir...=operasport-20

# 415 Spirits Translation @ 11/04/16 02:24 AM

Interesting, it seems the biggest difference is that you can now play with USB input which I thought I was doing?! I always have my controller plugged in but it turns out the DS4 has always been bluetooth controlled only!

Go figure.

In your Amazon link the guy who wrote the top review says it makes a big difference in FPS games so this is encouraging. I always play with the controller 3 feet from the system so I'm not sure if it will benefit me too much. I might be getting the PS4 Pro, if so I'll report on the difference if any.

# 416 C.J.S. @ 12/23/16 02:08 AM

# 417 Will I Am @ 12/28/16 03:01 PM

Going to mention that the 2016 game is on the store again for download at 50% off for PS4 version.

https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-...LLGAME00000000

https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-...LLGAME00000000

https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-...LLGAME00000000

# 418 saintjimbo1885 @ 03/21/17 12:37 PM

New update coming for Power Pros 2016 on April 27th that will provide 2017 player data.

http://gematsu.com/2017/03/jikkyou-p...-data-april-27

Guess this means no new version this year but it does mention they are preparing a new title for next year.

# 419 Seaversheets @ 03/25/17 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by saintjimbo1885


	New update coming for Power Pros 2016 on April 27th that will provide 2017 player data. http://gematsu.com/2017/03/jikkyou-p...-data-april-27 Guess this means no new version this year but it does mention they are preparing a new title for next year.

I heard that Konami is releasing PYS on odd years with roster updates on even years and releasing PP on even years with roster updates on odd years. This is to cut down on costs.

# 420 Will I Am @ 03/26/17 03:52 AM

Birthdates + Special skills.

Just edit the names. NL to follow by opening day, hopefully.

AL West
TEX
20000 20090 64759
OAK
20800 70020 64630
LAA
20800 40040 64629
SEA
20000 40050 64628
HOU
20300 80000 64104

AL East
BAL
20600 00000 63934
BOS
20600 70080 64277
NYY
20700 40020 63282
TB
20600 00020 63664
TOR
20200 20020 63831

AL Central
CLE
20700 20050 65185
MIN
20300 50050 66084
DET
20600 00080 65691
KC
20100 70060 66218
CWS
20400 70080 65897

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More Links

Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Android)